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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair value hierarchy of financial assets and financial liabilities measured on a recurring basis | At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we classified our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the following valuation hierarchy: 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)
September 30, 2013 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value
Fixed maturities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury bonds |  | $ | 17,374 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,374 |
U.S. agency bonds – mortgage-backed |  | — |  |  | 1,130,713 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,130,713 |
U.S. agency bonds – other |  | — |  |  | 8,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,298 |
Non-U.S. government bonds |  | — |  |  | 67,282 |  |  | — |  |  | 67,282 |
Other mortgage-backed bonds |  | — |  |  | 22,662 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,662 |
Corporate bonds |  | — |  |  | 1,381,646 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,381,646 |
Municipal bonds |  | — |  |  | 46,330 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,330 |
Other investments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,006 |  |  | 5,006 |
Total |  | $ | 17,374 |  |  | $ | 2,656,931 |  |  | $ | 5,006 |  |  | $ | 2,679,311 |
As a percentage of total assets |  | 0.4 | % |  | 59.7 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 60.2 | %
December 31, 2012 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value
Fixed maturities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury bonds |  | $ | 43,931 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,931 |
U.S. agency bonds – mortgage-backed |  | — |  |  | 992,174 |  |  | — |  |  | 992,174 |
U.S. agency bonds – other |  | — |  |  | 13,089 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,089 |
Non-U.S. government bonds |  | — |  |  | 57,433 |  |  | — |  |  | 57,433 |
Other mortgage-backed bonds |  | — |  |  | 24,068 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,068 |
Corporate bonds |  | — |  |  | 1,354,154 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,354,154 |
Municipal bonds |  | — |  |  | 133,848 |  |  | — |  |  | 133,848 |
Other investments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,901 |  |  | 2,901 |
Total |  | $ | 43,931 |  |  | $ | 2,574,766 |  |  | $ | 2,901 |  |  | $ | 2,621,598 |
As a percentage of total assets |  | 1.1 | % |  | 62.2 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 63.4 | %
Changes in Level 3 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis | The following table presents changes in Level 3 for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
|  | For the Three Months Ended
Other investments: |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 4,438 |  |  | $ | 2,697 |
Net realized gains – included in net income |  | 29 |  |  | 36 |
Net realized losses – included in net income |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in net unrealized gains – included in other comprehensive income |  | 155 |  |  | 7 |
Change in net unrealized losses – included in other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchases |  | 475 |  |  | 200 |
Sales and redemptions |  | (91 | ) |  | (114 | )
Transfers into Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 5,006 |  |  | $ | 2,826 |
Level 3 gains (losses) included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at the reporting date |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
|  | For the Nine Months Ended
Other investments: |  | September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 2,901 |  |  | $ | 2,192 |
Net realized gains – included in net income |  | 147 |  |  | 55 |
Net realized losses – included in net income |  | — |  |  | — |
Change in net unrealized gains – included in other comprehensive income |  | 204 |  |  | 59 |
Change in net unrealized losses – included in other comprehensive income |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchases |  | 2,013 |  |  | 794 |
Sales and redemptions |  | (259 | ) |  | (274 | )
Transfers into Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 5,006 |  |  | $ | 2,826 |
Level 3 gains (losses) included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at the reporting date |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Carrying values and fair values of the Senior Notes and Junior Subordinated debt | The following table presents the carrying values and fair values of the Senior Notes and Junior Subordinated debt as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
|  |  |  | September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
|  | Interest Rate |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
2011 Senior Notes |  | 8.25 | % |  | $ | 107,500 |  |  | $ | 110,252 |  |  | $ | 107,500 |  |  | $ | 112,832 |
2012 Senior Notes |  | 8.00 | % |  | 100,000 |  |  | 101,760 |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 105,600 |
Junior Subordinated Debt |  | 14.00 | % |  | 126,364 |  |  | 156,506 |  |  | 126,317 |  |  | 166,919 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring and/or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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